Improvement in hangers for garments



L. HELLYMANN. HANGERS FOR GARMEN'TS.

N0.'186,559.' Patented Jan. 23,1877.

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LOUIS HELLMANN, OF NEW YORK, N.

IMPROVEMENT IN HANGERS FOR GARMENTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 186,559; dated January 23, 1877 application filed December 23, 1876.

a longitudinal section.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts. This invention relates to a hanger for gar- Incuts, which is composed of a main layer, an

illuminating layer, and a perforated covering layer, so that while by the main layer the required strength is imparted to the hanger, by means of the illuminating layer and the perforated covering layer any desired name, character, or design can be produced on the face of the hanger.

1n the drawing, the letter A designates my hanger, which is made of three layers, a b c. The main layer a forms the body of my hanger, and it is composed of one or more thicknesses of leather, or other suitable material of sufficient strength for the purpose. The middle layer b is made of metal leaf, or other equivalent material capable of illuminating the perforations in the outeror covering layer 0. In the example shown in the drawing, the perforations represent the word Centennial but it is obvious that said perforations may be varied to represent other words, characters, or design. 7

When the three layers a b 0 have been united, the word or characters represented by the owner of a garment or the manufacturer,

and which is of superior strength and duraility.

It is obvious that for the middle or illuminating layer b, a coat of paint or enamel may be substituted; or, in other words, the inner surface of the main layer a may be colored, so as to illuminate the perforations in the layer 0. I y

' What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A hanger for garments, composed of a main layer,'a, an illuminating layer, b, and a perforated outer layer, 0, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 6th day of March, 187 6.

LOUIS HELLMANN. n s.] 

